4 tires not 5, temporary spare, PO'ed

It does not in fact have a TPMS in it and it is noted as such in the manual as not having one. Maybe other years or models but not mine..

 

Roughly translated- You can do what you want!!

 

sorry, the older models do have them but not the newer models (09 and 10s) apparently

sorry my bad

 

Yes, same tire , same size.

 

I'm really failing to understand why on earth this would upset anybody. What tiny bit you lose in tire life, from only rotating 4 tires instead of 5, is saved when you only buy 4 replacement tires instead of 5.

 

Yeah...I can believe it would fit under there- Mighta trimmed out some of the placeholder guides and it mighta been easier. But I'll bet you can fit them...I jsut wanted to post up some nonsense photo and see if I could derail this silly ass thread.

 

i was trying to be sarcastic.. i didnt actually think a bigger tire would fit under there

 

I figured- Just needed the threadjack to gain some steam....

 

Really? it will fit? Or did i miss sarcasm somewhere in the thread?

 

oh... lol

 

since we are talking about Tires and Wheels..

I want to paint my Stock Wheels Trying to deside on how..

All Black

The Space inbetween the Spokes Black

or Other

Waht do yall think..


Generic TRD-Sport Rim

 

thats cool.. so how do you guys think i should paint my wheels...


I would start a new thread with a poll.. but this thread seems like its over and ill just recycle it.. plus i dont know how to photoshop to show examples.. so lets use or imaginations

 

To the OP... when it comes time to change your current tires, just buy three more new tires of the same current tire model and add the spare tire into the new tire mix, thereby saving you the cost of one whole new tire. Add one of the old tires that is being changed onto your spare rim and wa-la, a spare tire that is old and worn and it won't matter as long as it holds air. this will only work if your current new spare tire does not dry rot over time from sitting under your truck...

 

Did the sticker on the truck list 4 or 5 fullsize wheels? When they put on different wheels other than stock, the sticker will list if it is a 4 wheel or 5 wheel upgrade. My 2003 Tacoma had a 5 wheel BBS upgrade package. My 05 only has the 4 wheel upgrade package.

 

Just wait till he lowers the spare and sees the wear marks on the side from the brackets holding it under the truck .

There was a thread about that somewhere a long time ago.....

 

by putting the spare on the truck during rotation, would that not make one tire have more tread then the rest, for like 4 years until the others all get a chance to be the spare and not get worn?

 

seems silly to me, just keep it as a spare and dont worry about it is what I say, the truck only needs 4 tires, you got 4 matching ones on the truck.... your good

 

Bringing up an old thread here.

Unlike the "doughnut" tires which are stamped temporary. The spare on our trucks come with a full size tire but the rim is labeled as temporary.

I asked when I got my new tires (not at a dealership) why that would be. He stated it is probably a mating surface for the lug nut.

Our stock alloy rims use a flat surface, the spare is conical. Makes sense why they would label it temporary.

So I see a few options.

1)Source a new/used rim to match your current rims.

2)Find 6 lug nuts to match the conical shaped spare rim and put them in the glove box.

3)Or leave it alone since it is a spare.

I don't care for option 3, if on a long road trip (cross-country) I don't want to be constantly worrying/checking my lug nuts.

Alan